NPM-REMOVAL(1)

NAME
npm-removal -- Cleaning the SlateSo sad to see you go.

    sudo npm uninstall npm -g

Or, if that fails,

    sudo make uninstall

More Severe Uninstalling
Usually, the above instructions are sufficient. That will remove npm, but leave behind anything you've installed.

If that doesn't work, or if you require more drastic measures, continue reading.

This assumes that you installed node and npm in the default place. If you configured node with a different --prefix, or installed npm with a different prefix setting, then adjust the paths accordingly, replacing /usr/local with your install prefix.

   rm -rf /usr/local/{lib/node,lib/node/.npm,bin,share/man}/npm*

If you installed things with npm, then your best bet is to uninstall them with npm first, and then install them again once you have a proper install. This can help find any symlinks that are lying around:

   ls -laF /usr/local/{lib/node,lib/node/.npm,bin,share/man} | grep npm

Prior to version 0.3, npm used shim files for executables and node modules. To track those down, you can do the following:

   find /usr/local/{lib/node,bin} -exec grep -l npm {} \; ;

(This is also in the README file.)